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Kremlin |
means "fortress inside a city" Contains government building and ornate churches |
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Tretyakov Gallery |
possesses a unique collection of Russian art which includes masterpieces which span a period of a thousand years. |
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Pavel Tretyakov |
Designed Tretyakov Gallery |
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Red Square |
is a city square (plaza) in Moscow, Russia. It separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel Currently the official residence of the President of Russia |
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St basil's Cathedral |
The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a church in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Citys tallest building Pokrovsky Cathedral |
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St petersburg |
An elegant western european like city and cruise port that boasts one of the worlds great museum |
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Hermitage |
St. Petersburg's most famous visitor attraction, and universally acknowledged as one of the world's greatest treasuries of art and antiquities Former residence of Russian emperors |
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architect Rastrelli |
Built hermitage |
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Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. |
Ordered to build the Hermitage |
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St Peter and Paul Fortress |
Russia’s own version of the Tower of London.
The first structure to be built in St. Petersburg, and thus the birthplace of the city, it never served its intended defensive function. |
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